| PBY-5A of VP-51, Fleet Air Wing 4 (FAW-4). Commanded by United States Navy Captain Leslie Gehres, FAW-4 consisted of three squadrons of Consolidated PBY Catalina patrol seaplanes. On March 15, 1943, FAW-4 headquarters moved westward from Kodiak to Adak, just before the Battle of Komandorski Islands on March 27, 1943. VP-51 was commanded by Cdr. Turner Day. | |
| Image Filename | wwii1011.jpg |
| Image Size | 1.20 MB |
| Image Dimensions | 2754 x 2063 |
| Photographer | Bristol, Horace |
| Photographer Title | |
| Caption Author | Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | March 01, 1943 |
| Location | PBY-5A aerial view |
| City | Aleutians |
| State or Province | Alaska |
| Country | United States |
| Archive | National Archives and Records Administration |
| Record Number | |
| Status | Caption ©2007, ©2024 MFA Productions LLC Image in the Public Domain |
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